Reunion

With a new dean, a new venue and new programs, alumni catch up at reunion.

Even
as
all
the
traditional
trappings
of
reunion—the
Friday
evening
clambake,
the
Saturday
morning
symposium
and
the
dean’s
welcoming
reception—remained
in
place,
change
was
in
the
air
this
year.
At
the
traditional
Friday
afternoon
welcome
in
the
Starr
Atrium
of
the
Anlyan
Center,
the
medical
school’s
new
dean
made
his
first
appearance
before
alumni.“This
is
my
fourth
day
as
dean
here,”
said
Robert
J.
Alpern,
M.D.,
who
arrived
from
his
post
as
dean
of
the
University
of
Texas
Southwestern
Medical
Center
on
June
1.
Alpern
lauded
the
alumni
for
their
support
of
the
school
and
said
that
he
views
serving
as
dean
as
“an
incredible
opportunity.”For
those
willing
to
come
to
New
Haven
a
day
early,
a
reinvigorated
Yale...